EHS Newsroom

2018

(1/29/2019)

NOW HIRING! Public Service Employee (PSE) – Community Environmental Health

The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services (EHS) is recruiting for a Public Service Employee (PSE) who will be responsible for conducting public swimming pool and spa surveys or administrative duties. This position works under direct supervision and in conjunction with Registered Environmental Health Specialists to reduce public swimming hazards that may result in drowning or illness. View job announcement.

NOW HIRING! Public Service Employee (PSE) – Mosquito and Vector Control Program(12/21/2018)

The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services (EHS) is recruiting for a Public Service Employee (PSE) in the Mosquito and Vector Control Program who will be responsible for conducting vector-borne disease surveillance and maintenance activities, assisting in abatement of nuisance conditions and public education. View job announcement.

The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) is recruiting for a Public Service Employee (PSE) in the Mosquito and Vector Control Program who will be responsible for conducting vector-borne disease surveillance and maintenance activities, assisting in abatement of nuisance conditions and public education. View the PSE for Mosquito and Vector Control Program.

2017

An elderly western San Bernardino County male resident with serious health problems who tested positive for
West Nile virus (WNV) has become the county’s first WNV-associated death of 2017. View the News Release.

Dead crow tests positive for West Nile Virus in Yucaipa(8/18/2017)

A dead crow collected in the city of Yucaipa has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first dead bird that has tested positive for West Nile Virus in 2017 in the Yucaipa area. When a dead bird tests positive for West Nile Virus it means people are at a higher risk of being infected with the disease if bitten by a mosquito. View the News Release.

The Division of Environmental Health Services’ (DEHS) Mosquito and Vector Control Program (MVCP) confirmed that two adult western black-legged ticks collected on January 29, 2015, tested positive for a bacteria that may cause Lyme disease in humans. MVCP routinely checks for the presence of this bacteria in local ticks within the County. The ticks were collected about 4 miles north of Yucaipa along Highway 38 on a hiking trail. This marks the first finding of the bacteria during a tick survey in San Bernardino County since 1991. The MVCP will continue to survey this and other areas to assess Lyme disease risk to San Bernardino County residents and visitors. View the News Release.